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高二英语下学期期末考试习题1
阿盟一中2015-2016学年度第二学期期末考试
高二年级 英语试卷
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第Ⅰ卷(共70分)
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节:
(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
MarkTwainwasbornin1835.HewasfromtheUSA.Hewasagreatwriter.Hewasalsoafamousspeaker.Hewasfamousforhissenseofhumour.Manypeoplelikedtolistentohimtalkbecausehelikedtotellsomeinterestingstoriestomakepeoplelaughallthetime.
OnedayMarkTwainwasgoingtoasmalltownbecauseofhiswriting.Beforehewasgoingtoleave,oneofhisfriendssaidtohimthattherewerealwaysalotofmosquitoesinthetownandtoldhimthathe’dbetternotgothere.MarkTwainwavedhishandandsaid,“Itdoesn’tmatter.Themosquitoesarenorelativesofmine.Idon’tthinktheywillcometovisitme.”
Afterhearrivedatthetown,MarkTwainstayedinasmallhotelnearthestation.Hewentintohisroom,butwhenhewasjustabouttohavearest,quiteafewmosquitoesflewabouthim.Thewaitersfeltverysorryaboutthat.“I’mverysorry,Mr.MarkTwain.Therearetoomanymosquitoesinourtown.”Oneofthemsaidtohim.
MarkTwain,however,madeajoke,sayingtothewaiter,“Themosquitoesareveryclever.Theyknowmyroomnumber.Theydidn’tcomeintothewrongroom.”Whathesaidmadeallthepeoplepresentlaughheartily.
ButthatnightMarkTwainsleptwell.Doyouknowwhy?
Thatwasbecauseallthewaitersinthehotelweredrivingthemosquitoesawayforhimduringthewholenight.
21.WhydidMarkTwaingotothetown?
A.Tomakeaspeech.B.Toseeoneofhisfriends.
C.Toseeoneofhisrelatives.D.Todosomethingforhiswriting.
22.Whydidthewaitersfeelsorry?
A.Theirhotelwastoosmall.
B.Theroomwasnotveryclean.
C.TheydidsomethingwrongtoMarkTwain.
D.Therewerequiteafewmosquitoesintheroom.
23
.Allthepe
oplepresentlaughedheartilybecause_____.
A.MarkTwainmadeajoke
B.MarkTwaingavethewaiterssomenicepresents
C.themosquitoesdidn’tcomeintothewrongroom
D.themosquitoesknewMarkTwain’sroomnumber
24.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?
A.MarkTwaindidn’thaveagoodrestthatnight.
B.NomosquitoestroubledMarkTwaininthenight.
C.Therewerenotmosquitoesinthehotelanylonger.
D.TheownerofthehotellookedafterMarkTwainwellatnight.
B
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A.Sport@waikato.ac.nzB.deg@waikato.ac.nz
C.heal@waikato.ac.nzD.inf@waikato.ac.nz
26.ABritishstudentcanchoose_______intheUniversityofWaikato?
A.BachelorofmusicB.BachelorofEducation
C.SocialSciencesD.Bachelorofbusiness
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A.$5,250B.$8,000C.$9,000D.$11,000
28.Accordingtothetext,whatwillyoudoifyouareillduringChristmasholidays?
A.Gotoahospitalnearby.
B.Buysomemedicineinadrugstore.
C.Trytogethelpfromyourclassmates.
D.Seeadoctorattheschoolmedicalcentre.
C
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Radiationisthegreatestknowndangertoexplorersinspace,Theunitofradiationiscalled“rem”Scientistshavereasontothinkthatamancanputupwithfarmoreradiationthan0.1remwithoutbeingdamaged;thefigureof60remshasbeenagreedon.Thetroubleisthatitisextremelydifficulttobesureaboutradiationdamage.Apersonmayfeelperfectlywell,butthecellsofhisorhersexorgansmaybedamaged,andthiswillnotbediscovereduntilthebirthofdeformedchildrenorevengrandchildren.MissionsoftheApolloflightshavehadtocrossbeltsofhighradiationand,duringtheoutwardandreturnjourneys,theApollocrewaccumulated(积累)alargeamountofrems.Sofar,nodangerousamountsofradiationhavebeenreported,buttheApollomissionshavebeenquiteshort.Wesimplydonotknowyethowmenaregoingtogetonwhentheyspendweeksandmonthsoutsidetheprotectionoftheatmosphere,workinginaspacelaboratory.Drugsmighthelptodecreasethedamagedonebyradiation,butnoreallyeffectiveoneshavebeenfoundsofar.
29.Inwhichwayistheatmospherenecessarytomanaccordingtothefirstparagraph?
A.Itscreensoffthefallingmeteors.
B.Itprovidesenoughlightforplantstogrow.
C.Itsuppliestheheatnecessaryforhumansurvival.
D.Itprotectshimagainsttheharmfulraysfromspace.
30.Weknowfromthepassagethat
.
A.exposuretoeventinyamountofradiationisfatal(致命的)
B.theeffectofexposuretoradiationisslowincoming
C.radiationisavoidableinspaceexploration
D.astronautsinspacesuitsneedn’tworryaboutradiationdamage
31.Theunderlinedword“deformed”probablymeans.
A.badly-shapedB.weakC.naturally-grownD.ugly
32.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.
A.theApollomissionwasverysuccessful
B.astronautswillhavedeformedchildrenorgrandchildren
C.protectionfromspaceradiationisnoeasyjob
D.radiationisnotathreattowell-protectedspaceexplorers
D
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Tosumup,one-childpolicyhasoutofdate.Andtow-childpolicyisneededandnecessary.Itcansolvetheproblemofnowadaysandthefuture.
33.Howisthetextorganized?
A.Topic-argument-explanation.B.Opinion-examples-explanation
C.Introduction-explanation-conclusion.D.Mainidea-comparison-discussion.
34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“implemented”meaninparagraph1?
A.stop
B.continueC.adaptD.adopt
35.Accordingtothepassage,theauthor’sattitudetowardstwo-childpolicyis_________.
A.favorableB.negativeC.neutralD.indifferent
第二节:
任务型阅读(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
★注意:
请把答案顺次涂到答题卡上相应位置,否则不得分。
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